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Microsoft Announces Framework for Building AI Systems Responsibly

Microsoft has released a framework to guide how it builds AI systems. Titled the Microsoft Responsible AI Standard, the set of policies represents an important milestone on the...

Doubling Down on the Best Keyboards of 2022

Like dueling pianos in a concert hall, striking the keys of the top computer keyboards of 2022 can bring forth a virtuoso performance for writers, coders and gamers...

Washington Broadband Office announces $145M for Internet access in underserved communities

The Washington State Broadband Office announced $145 million in funding to connect 14 underserved areas to the internet. The funding covers 13 projects aimed to bring these...

Phasers On Stun: Can Technology Stop the Killing?

One of science fiction's nobler virtues is reimagining the purpose and usage of technology. Arthur C. Clarke’s Newspad predated the tablet PC or iPad by...

Back to School: How Our Teachers and Kids Should Do It

Ed. Note: As children across the state of Washington begin to return to in-person classroom learning, the advice offered by Dr. Lori Lynass, Executive...

Zillow Launches Next-Generation 3D Tours

New AI-generated floor plans integrated with Zillow 3D Home tour and listing photos provide home shoppers a more authentic and immersive digital shopping experience Zillow...

XR Startup Accelerator Links Cascadia Region

Global Affairs Canada and Trade and Invest British Columbia join WTIA council to launch accelerator focused on virtual, augmented reality The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)...

Conquering COVID-19: There’s an App for That!

When air travel safety standards were viciously violated by terrorist hijackers in 2011, inflicting a death toll of more than 3,000 innocent victims, not to mention the destruction...

A Retail Ecommerce Vaccine: Support-Local Converts Bricks to Clicks

After the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle in less than one day, the city’s first brick and mortar buildings could...

26 Tech Startups Selected for Fourth WTIA Founder Cohort

The WTIA has announced the fourth batch of Washington tech startups that have been selected for their Founder Cohort Program. The Founder Cohort program —...